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~ i. •4*- if™ of the week PEAK Interviews by Dock Currie. Photos by JustiIkn Mah. Why do you think the Canadian Olympic The poetics of [our] space men's hockey team got knocked out? I was quoted in a rather decontex- happens in the public forum, but and exercise agency. While there are tualised statement in the February in the private sphere as well. Living undoubtedly issues of race and class 13 edition, in an article discussing in residence is one place where this at work, women living together are Nigel Wakita the fate of Madge Hogarth House is made obvious. In co-ed dorms, more "equals" than women and men His inner child spat up ["Dorms too expensive to fix," Febru• as is reflective of society in general, living together (as is the nature of pa• and cried on my plane ary 13] as saying that "there was more women and men are often in com• triarchy). 1 am by no means arguing competition among women in other petition for space to voice opinions. that segregation of the sexes should I think there was a lot of pres• dorms." This statement needs to be Women's voices are heard less fre• always occur, but that there needs sure on them to win. I think it clarified. quently, and the need to be validated to be an alternate forum for those has a lot to do with the diferent While women's voices are increas• by the more powerful group (men) is women who choose to live in this ice size — But that shouldn't ingly heard more clearly thanks to the urgent for many women. This leads to circumstance. Women living together really matter because they've work of many devoted feminists in a form of "competition" in which the can support each other in addressing won on it before. the fight against patriarchy, patriar• less-powerful group (women) may or their own oppression on a day-to-day chy is by no means gone. We live in an may not be heard by the dominant basis. oppressive patriarchal society that is and have to work for their own space. This same argument applies to Tom Kineshanko built on hierarchies that oppress and Women's-only spaces have worked the existence of the Women's Centre Wore a captain's hat rob those who are not the dominant to combat this, giving women a on campus. While it is of course im• until it flew away group of their voice. This not only place to exert their own autonomy portant for there to be male allies in the fight against patriarchy, power Chemistry. A distinct lack of relations are undoubtedly at work chemistry. Such as is not here, too. Women need space to as• suffered by the SFU track and I know you are pissed off. . . sert their agency and work together. field team — who have strong Before you continue to blame every• viewers sympathise with the mission When women are united within their chemistry and will dominate thing on whites, Miss Farsai ["More of these anti-god protagonists. As own common oppression, there is at next week's NAIA champi• than a little pissed off," February 20], for those people that opposed such a bridge across race and class. It is onships. I want you to take a closer look at characters, many people simply label beautiful to see women working and the campus: is it true that everyone's them as "conservatives" and ignore living together. It is especially in cir• white? No, there are also other races, them. cumstances such as these that we can Assem Mihirig especially Far East Asian (comprising Then there is the fact that you see the worthwhile fight against op• Popped the question, then 40 per cent of the SFU student popu• completely misunderstand comedy pressive systems such as patriarchy the cork, we said yes lation). Many of these people don't itself as a whole. One reason why the actually creating change. even care if their own culture and cartoon is funny to some is because —Raquel Park Because they're too overcon• history are challenged. For example: it is based on some certain truth, fident from the last Olympics! Japan has been downplaying, even then exaggerated. A cartoon of Jesus That's it. They thought they changing their role in WWII, starting burning is just that — a burning On Warren would dominate and not have with denying the Rape of Nanking Jesus. A cartoon of burning Moses is to get it together as a team. and followed by paying tribute to harder to relate, since as far as most some of the worst war criminals. Yes, people are concerned, the Jews have Hcicis . . . those in mainland China protested yet to blow up people randomly (un• I'd like to send a big shout-out to . . . but what about here? Did the less you mean Israelis, then yes.) Warren Haas for taking the early lead Asian students support those pro• On the other hand, you could draw for this term's dumbest article ["It's Linda Cummings tests? No! In fact, most embrace those Jesus rewriting the New Testament four courses, it's not brain surgery," Supervillian's understudy cultures that once suppressed them, for his own needs, while doing crack February 20]. "Article" is probably such as the English and Japanese and speaking like a maniac. I am not too kind of a word to describe it, 1 think they were nervous cultures, following materialism. If going to turn it into a lesson, but but oh well. In his "article," Warren when they got there. And I they don't care and respect their own humour is always based on certain rambles on about how great he is think they were overshadowed culture, why would they care about "facts," and then (the key here) uses for taking five classes and that any• by the Gretzky scandal. They the fact that the cartoon has heavily exaggeration in a funny manner of one taking less than five is "lazy" or psyched themselves out. offended Muslims? Their responses speech. A reason the cartoonist had "stupid." Well Mr. Haas (Ass would are obviously along the lines of "No those cartoons in mind is because, be more appropriate but I wouldn't comment," since they cannot relate. while Christians would condemn it want to disrespect your poor old Heck, most people even want to avoid if a cartoon like that were printed daddy who took six classes), I no• being interviewed, leaving only those in respect to their Jesus, they would ticed the title under your name says whites who are willing to speak out not go out and post a reward to "Humour Editor." This strikes me Eunice Yoon (remember the "commuter campus" get the cartoonist killed. Just like as odd as your piece was anything Breaking my all- argument). Instead of just blaming an echo, the more aggressive you but funny. "Rambling Bullshit Edi• Canadiana heart The Peak or whites, you should also go, the more likely people will go tor" would be far more appropriate ask why so many students do not against your opinion. [Opinions Editor's note: No, that's my speak out at all. You definitely deserve the right to job —r kidding, totally kidding... send I'm not particularly interested me letters]. Then there is the fact that you seem express your anger, but before you in hockey. I guess they didn't to believe everyone is religious, which blame everything on "Christians" But maybe the whole joke is on the practice. is definitely not true. Thus, you can and "Anglo-Saxons," you should reader when they finish and figure appeal to us in regards to respect, but also look around the population, how much of a waste their last two challenging us to make fun of Jesus analyse it clearly, and speak your minutes was. Was it a slow week for or Moses merely showed that you mind in a professional manner. In you in the news department? Or are completely out of touch with the simple cases, by ignoring such facts maybe you were too busy with your On a personal mission to crush Western world. In many television your opinion can be easily ridiculed, five classes to come up with any• shows, Jesus has been made fun of while in the worst cases it can turn thing remotely humourous or rel• and/or support Buzz and many times, and so is God himself; against you, inciting even more evant. Unless you want to take over Hiaspire. I haven't decided heck, even Mel Brooks has made fun discriminations. Read the Muslim the writing duties for "Susie's Night of Moses and his religion. In fact, if Student Association's article, for ex• Out" in The Province, I hope for your yet. Either way, write for Peak you will, many modern media prod• ample ["From the MSA," February sake you don't use your five classes a Opinions, yo. ucts have a natural tendency to make 20]. That's how one should condemn term to do anything that resembles God an enemy one way or another, in a professional manner. journalism in the future. [email protected] such as the anime Evangelion; most —George Lei —Chris Conway

THE PEAK February 27, 2006 OPINIONS Editor's Voice IF Too ROASr'EM IBT controversy Sic* of THt ^LL IN A FONDVE POT SURE BET THEY'LL ' The issue of a for-profit international student recruitment agency known as COMPLAIN ALoT. IBT (International Business and Tech• nology Education Ltd.) coming to SFU hasn't gone away yet. In fact, it's been addressed by the Times Colonist, The Globe and Mail, and editorialised in The Vancouver Sun. Amanda Why is the issue so contentious? McCuaig I think the Times Colonist got it right News Editor when they said the original mission of universities to "instill in young minds the capacity for critical thought and pass on accumulated knowledge to the next generation" is being "rejected in 1 »• favour of a business model." it Is it any surprise, then, that The Vancouver Sun thinks that IBT is a glorious idea? To the idealists, students, teaching assistants, and to 0KCA BAY many professors, universities are still supposed to be places that harbour critical thought, and where the work we have done in terms of that critical thought gives us some form of prestige. Education is an attractive commodity because of CAMPUS VIEWS the prestige historically attached to it (an obvious fact), but if the reason it became prestigious (critical thought and knowledge) disappear in an effort to appease those who Lost in Quadrangle, send help! are willing to pay more ... then the prestige is gone. Can the administration successfully convince the com• If you're a late class is on the fifth floor of the AQ. So on 5N or 5S. If you started at the north munity of SFU that the IBT deal isn't jeopardising the starter/arriver like what does this really mean? It means side of the building when you were quality of our education? I am, then you'll that now you will either have to walk supposed to be at the south side, you It's going to be an extra hard sell now that the chair of identify with me up four flights of stairs from the third are now going to have to walk all the the board of IBT, Trevor Flugge, "has been named in evi• on how having floor or take the elevator that always way around the AQ and believe me, it dence presented to the Cole Inquiry into activities involv• classes in the Aca• takes too long. It means that you will takes more than a couple of minutes. ing certain Australian companies that were involved in demic Quadrangle have to get onto the elevator, stay in You pass department after department the UN Oil-For-Food Program in Iraq in the years leading is rather bother• the cramped little dwelling until the seemingly without end. up to 2003," (according to an e-mail sent out by VP Aca• Lien Yeung some. Let's set the fifth floor, get out, and decide which This could all be avoided if we were demic John Waterhouse). Associate scene: it's the first direction is your classroom in. It informed of which direction our class• The Cole Inquiry was put forward to find information about News Editor day of class and means that now you will definitely rooms in the AQ were during registra• the ties between the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) and the you're not really be extra late because you'll probably tion, assuming that it's the time that Iraqi government which undermined the UN Oil-For-Food in the mood to go to class yet. You have to walk all the way around the AQ most of us record our classroom num• Program, which was established to allow Iraq to receive hu• slooowly crawl out of bed, sloowly get to find your classroom. And it means bers. Neither goSFU nor the newspa• manitarian goods (eg. food, medicine) in return for oil. ready, and finally head out the door. you will walk into your first class of the per-like registration planner indicates Waterhouse emphasised in his e-mail that Flugge is in You're almost at the bus stop when semester and have your teacher look whether your classroom is AQ 5018N no way connected to the day-to-day functioning of IBT, you realise that you left your lunch at you pointedly and say, "Let's make a or AQ 5018S. Having such knowledge and had no connection to the company's "successful de• bag at home, so you obviously decide rule for this — don't be late!" beforehand can help a lot of students velopment as a leading provider of transitional education to head back for it to save the extra In the midst of all this, you think, why avoid outright embarrassing episodes for international students in and elsewhere." five bucks for lunch. By the time you is it that your classroom always has to from teachers who are all about punc• Furthermore, "the persons who started IBT in 1994 return to the bus stop, all you see is a be the furthest point possible from tuality. The rooms in the AQ are all so are still active executives and [they're still] persons with trail of bus dust while you sadly wait where you've entered the AQ? The dif• small you could never just sneak in. whom we have liaised throughout the development of for the next bus. It's quite clear that ficulty and ambiguity in this lie in the My suggestion would be further re• this proposal." Waterhouse remains "confident of their at this point you will be late for class. fact that no one ever tells you which inforced by having all of the directories integrity and the ability of IBT to effectively deliver on its What you thought was extra time to direction your classroom is located on the third floor clearly indicate the obligations under the proposed agreement." dawdle around has now been rudely in: north, east, south, or west. I believe classroom numbers of floors above Regardless of Waterhouse's efforts to reassure mem• taken away. You pray that there will the reason behind all of this, besides along with whether they are north, bers of the campus community, many people are wor• be no further delays or complications the fact that I cannot tell direction east, south, or west. With this informa• ried about how relationships with a company who has a until you get to class. once I'm up on a mountain, is because tion, you could detour outside of the member attached to scandalous deals in Iraq are going to When you finally arrive at the it's generally not listed as reference building to quickly get where you need affect the reputation of SFU. Burnaby campus, you breathe a sigh for you. Unless you are already in the to be. If this solution seems too diffi• An amusing photo of Flugge holding a gun during his of relief until you take a look at your AQ, standing outside of the elevators, cult, the suggestion of a bridge across visit to Iraq can be found online by searching "Trevor list of classrooms and realise that your you'll likely not know whether you are or a tunnel under the AQ still stands. Flugge" in Google News. Beyond the quality of education and possible detrimen• tal effects to SFU s reputation, there is, of course, the issue Woohoo: Competition Boohoo: Sivtear cat*t>aisns of money. Approximately $600,000 in the first year, and IH IAS PI RE Finally, a new student newspaper HIASPIRE No, no, no. This is all wrong. This isn't around $10 million once IBT reaches its full potential, all that students can call a "pinko rag"! friendly competition anymore — this money that could be put back into SFU facilties. Hiaspire, produced and distributed is treason! There's an anonymous But it really speaks to broader issues about how privatisa• at SFU Surrey, made its debut poster from Surrey featuring the tion lets the government think there is no longer demand ! ! this month, featuring articles on slogan, "do you read the peak? i for public goods. If post-secondary institutions turn to : everything from news, student life, didn't think so," with the promise private companies for help, the government can get away ' ^ -' entertainment, as well as a whole of "something better" coming midr with not putting the funds into the programs — which, in lot of weird, unreadable text. But arbitrary, extremely February, perfectly coinciding with the release of Hiaspire's a sense, is how we got into this mess to begin with. Lack of distracting typography aside, this is awesome. Despite first issue. Such a treacherous smear campaign, especially since they also copied our theme of mountain-related funding lias left SFU at a loss to meet the demands the gov- our best efforts, The Peak has often been inadequate in representing the interests of Surrey students, chiefly names, can't be rewarded. Hiaspire, you are the Quebec of erninen! is giving it to raise the enrollment numbers and, because our staff and offices are located in Burnaby. the SFU student press, only instead of speaking French, you as such, create new classroom space. While The Vancouver So well played, SFU Surrey, and good luck to the staff speak "nonsensical layout." They claim that nobody reads Sun crilises the teaching association for being "ideological" at Hiaspire. Nothing inspires quality journalism like The Peak'}'Well, we will respond by not reading Hiaspirel and "socialist," they ignore completely the consequences competition, right? (Because it isn't distributed to Burnaby.) of letting public goods be privatised. —Mike Hingston —Mike Hingston

THE' PEAK OPINIONS February 27, 2006 ..TXT MSGS: Got something to say in 60 words A world without weapons or less? E-mail it or MSN It to [email protected] (it Look to natural order has been changed. That's nearly one for every 10 launched by Oxfam and Amnesty also serves as the The Peak's the person No longer are you equals — you people on this planet; add to that International, is pushing to col• MSN account), for e-mails next to you. are at the whim of the armed; the 10 bullets for each person, and lect one million faces of support Include TXT MSG in the subject Maybe you mercy of the gun. there's a deadly combination. for an Arms Trade Treaty. Such line. Submissions must Include know them; While it may be difficult to Lawlessness and conflict, fu• a treaty, so far endorsed by the your full name and your student maybe imagine as Canadians, for all too elled by the small arms trade, European Union and a number number. The Peak will not print submissions considered to be Alex Nataros they're a dis• many people worldwide, this is characterises current events in of other countries, would pre• tant acquain• the harsh reality of everyday exis• Haiti, Sudan, and countless re• vent countries like Canada and sexist, racist, or homophobic, tance or just a complete stranger. tence. Armed guards tote AK-47s gions globally. the U.S. from supplying arms to or attacks of a personal nature. Now imagine they have a gun. on every street corner, child sol• In Haiti, anarchy reigns, with an widespread violators of human Come to the After Hours Cafe at Out Maybe they're carrying it, maybe diers yield guns that stand taller AK-47 cheaper than most goods rights law (in times of peace) and On Campus starting Tues. February not. You don't know. than them while drugged by the international humanitarian law in the market. While a recent 28 from 6-9pm. Free snacks, latest cocktail, and men torment (in times of war). What thoughts go through your election casts a glimmer of hope, coffee and tea. Hang out, listen to mind? Is it fear? Intimidation? their wives at the barrel of a gun. everyday life continues to be And let's not kid ourselves. tunes, or pick your bum. Anybody Powerlessness? Somehow the 660 million guns worldwide. dominated by armed gangs and While the past year's Live 8 con• and everybody welcome! Located absolute poverty. A UN peace• certs and Make Poverty History just above the bus loop, near WMC. keeping force, which includes campaigns have focused on aid, Come on Out! some Canadians, is virtually trade, and debt, we stand little Weak = weak helpless. chance of "making poverty his• You: In Darfur, the western region of tory" and meeting the UN Mil• Euro looking cute guy, strawberry If only things yet to burn down American Sudan, crimes against humanity lennium Development goals blond hair, black and white sneakers who rides the 143 in the morning. were that sim• embassies, let alone even write — including systematic rape and unless we address the spiralling Me: ple. It's easy to a letter to The Peak complain• murder — characterised by many arms trade. How can farmers black hair, think you're sweet sit on one side ing in response to the various as genocide, have killed over displaced by conflict, women Coffee? of the coin, American media moguls' chal• 200,000 since 2003, and displaced raped at gunpoint, or children where the issue taken from schools and re• lenge to my "Anglo-Saxon cul• over two million people, includ• To blond chemistry boy: You got Sam Oliphant is crystal clear ture." Not to mention the vari• ing over 30,000 in the past month cruited to armies possibly begin on the #135 Wed. morning (Feb and it is obvi• ous cartoons published across alone. A government-backed and to address their own poverty? 22) and we chatted about current ous that these Danish cartoons the Muslim world depicting -armed militia, the janjaweed, And how can developing coun• courses. I've always wanted to tell were racist. Thank goodness Jews in less-than-acceptable has been terrorising civilians and tries help their own civilians you that you're really cute. Shahdin Farsai came through to ways. There goes her analogy... attacking displacement camps. when they continue to spend save the day ["More than a little and her only argument. Yet there's something strange billions on arms — instead of pissed off," February 20]. I'm so glad that Shahdin is at the about this. Neither Haiti nor health care, education, and Unstable Jazzaphobe seeks rosy In response to her first chal• point of shitting on free speech Sudan, nor many developing overall quality of life? cheeked PoMo noise chick for bankrobbirtg and laughing at the lenge of how North America while capitalising on it at the very countries, produce small arms Imagine a world without weap• elderly. Must be able to discuss the would react if tomorrow she same moment. Maybe one day, — any weapon that can be used ons. Where children are free to import of both Beckett and Bachlard printed Jesus Christ up in she will realise that in order to by an individual. Instead, they are play — in Canada, Sierra Leone, to the listening of Kinski. flames on the cross, I would fight a foe whose views are obvi• supplied by the world's wealthi• and Haiti; where women live Unprotected and" morally indecent likely react by saying, "What ously extreme and represent such est countries — the U.S., France, in equal partnership with their sex an absolute MUST. else is fucking new?" I wonder a minuscule fraction of the popu• China, Russia, Britain, and yes, husbands; where bread costs [email protected] if she has ever seen The Simp• lation, she need not stoop to the even Canada — an arms trade less than bullets. This world is a sons, South Park or even Conan same level. Alas, if the rest of us worth over $22 billion per year. dream. But it is a dream that we Sexy halfer junior momma looking O'Brien's mockery of Jesus "uninformed mass consumers" The Control Arms campaign, can make possible. for able-bodied freshman to shower Christ and everything Chris• could piece it together like Shah• in candies and love. Blondes tians consider holy. Sweep that din has, things would be so much preferred; Azns O.K. Please under the rug, I guess. I have simpler. I yearn for those days. email sexy_ha!fer_momma_ The ever expand• [email protected] ing search for a GRAD STUDENTS - Looking to meet cogent argument new people? Want tofind other s to Shock and awe chill/go out with? Email [email protected] for SFU'S newest I was shocked at the tone Shah• allowed Muslims to create a net• GRAD social club din Farsai chose to use for her work that communicates and has opinions article "More than influence over American politi• Are you bored, lonely, and in need pissed off" in last week's issue. cians (ie. the New York Times). candid of a new friend? I might be what Words of anger accompanied These leaders have also stated you're looking for. I'm 21, toned, with phrases of victimisation that this network may be one athletic, open-minded, respectful, and caring. E-mail me at will not enlighten your read• of the reasons that Muslims conversations [email protected]. ers, but only spread hatred and in America have not reacted violence. Your article is not only violently to the Danish car• What precautions should I take when attending a nude swim at an Damn you warren haas for fueling the fire that divides the toons. On the other hand, one indoor public pool? harassing a poor lass from class. Islamic world from the West, might argue that any Muslim Your writing is crass, and your brass but may also contribute to an protest in the U.S., peaceful Regardless of if you are clothed or not, swimming in a public pool is a pain in the ass. atmosphere of hate in our own can be hazardous. Public pools contain a certain balance of chemicals or violent, would fuel white (like chlorine) in order to keep them free of disease. Maintaining an — Sassy Lass university. I admit that the appropriate pH balance is very important for ensuring safety and American racism, further isolat• health of swimming pool users, as is filtering the water in the pool. If cartoons are distasteful and ap• ing Muslim communities. the concentration of chemicals is too high, the water can be preciate how one can find them dangerously acidic, and If the concentration is too low, bacteria, and There are two sides to every viruses will not be killed and can-spread from person to person. Most Last Wednesday, offensive, but conflicts that indoor public pools will have a person responsible for maintaining the story and most of the time, both pH and filters. If you are concerned about the safety of the pool, you 5th floor library (quiet study area). occur when people have differ• parties are right. I see our two can ask to speak to the director, or choose not to swim. You: talkative 3some: 2 Asian girls ent ideas are solved best through cultures, two different ideolo• (1 red top one black) & 1 white boy mediation, diplomacy, and com• gies, each clinging on to the val• (glasses & headphones). promise, not accusations and ues that they hold dear; freedom Me: attempting to write a paper. You Cacgirt Conversation give ycu non-judgmentai, straight forward and factual answcri spiteful words. of speech and respect of beliefs. yaur question*, auou rciatrarvjinp'i, sexuality, arret sexual rrealtri. Answers are cemn were not even doing group work. I by peer educators w tr the advice of Qualified neaitn professionals. I also thought it ironic that you When violence, whether verbal Got a question? Send your confidential question to [email protected]. hate you, you fucking bitches. Chat have quoted the U.S. as "the land or physical or written, is used to elsewhere. Flirt elsewhere. Get a health, counselling room somewhere where nobody of hypocrisy," when its "melting promote a view, there are only and career centre pot" characteristic, as per several losers. Don't make Hitler proud. has to listen to your inane chatter. Bitches. Muslim leaders in the U.S., has —Veronique Leblanc www.sfu.ca/hccc

THE PEAK 6 .February 27, 2006 OPINIONS More on Warren Haas It's not the cartoons So you think that your ability to Multiple group projects, ri• take five courses, work a part-time diculously time-consuming as• But what they symbolise job, get crunk on weekends, and signments, and countless hours still have enough time left over to hitting the books, all the while A lot of debate has taken place regarding the Although the United States has only recently gloat about yourself makes every• being under the stress of find• 12 cartoons that were published in a Danish moved towards George W. Bush's unilateral and one else lazy asses in comparison? ing a good coop placement for newspaper back in September, and even more "pre-emptive" doctrine, "The War on Terror," the Don't make me laugh. next semester — being meta• attention has been paid to the reaction of many U.S. has consistently violated the sovereignty of Have you ever spent 12 hours a phorically raped up every orifice Muslims around the world. The major problem Middle Eastern states long before the 2003 inva• week in a science lab doing ex• imaginable is all in a day's work with the debate, however, is that it has gener• sion of Iraq. periments and writing reports? for some of us. ally been taken at face value. What I mean by A compelling example is the U.S.-sponsored Have you ever had to spend Do we bitch about it? Hells yes. this is that a considerable amount of attention coup in 1953 to overthrow a democratically three consecutive weekends But come registration time, we al• has been given to the role of freedom of speech elected Iranian prime minister — Mohammad in a computer lab working on ways hand over the dough and ask and censorship in the controversy: the dominant Mossadegh, a social democrat bent on national• projects? Have you ever not gone for seconds. portrayal of the scenario has been that of pro• ising Iranian oil. Moreover, the U.S. has offered home from school for four days And don't give me that back-in- ponents of absolute freedom of speech versus economic and military support to authoritarian because it wasn't worth wasting my-parents' day shit: I was going those who promote responsible journalism, as states that do its bidding, from Saddam Hussein's the time to commute? Have you to school six times a week back if the primary grievance of the dissenters was Iraq in the 1980s to the contemporary regimes ever felt grateful to only have 15 when you were still learning what the physical and condescending depictions of of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. hours of classwork a week? 10+10 is. Prophet Muhammad. Although an image of any U.S. economic and military support for Israel Of course not, because you, So four years is the only "re• prophet of God is generally frowned upon in — which continues to brutalise the Palestinian my unhumorous editor, are what spectable" amount of time to Islam — especially ones that are disrespectful population by occupying the West Bank, Gaza, us "lazy" people like to call "the finish a degree? I'll try to keep and hateful — I am hardly convinced this is the and East Jerusalem (which contains al-Aqsa primary reason as to why so many Muslims have fucking arts student that doesn't that in mind in my fourth year mosque, one of the holiest sites for Muslims) reacted so passionately, and at times indeed vio• know what hard work is." as I work a well-paying coop — has only served to exacerbate a hostile image lently, against these images. You want to know what working job, knowing that when I do of the West in the Muslim world. hard at university really feels like? finally graduate in two more We need to get past the surface of the situa• Try doing the workload required years, I will have already estab• tion — the "freedom of speech versus censor• by a four-course semester of av• lished credibility in the indus• ship" paradigm — in order to better understand erage 3rd- and 4th-year science try with employers waiting to exactly why so many Muslims reacted in such a or computing classes. Better yet, snatch me up the moment the furious manner towards these seemingly benign PEAK spend a month — nay, a week robe comes off. cartoons. Specifically, we need to factor in con• — in the shoes of an engineering You make me sick. text. In doing so, we will be able to see that this student. Those kids are nuts. —Yang "A Lazy Damnass"Zhao reaction was not sparked by the actual cartoons themselves, but rather by what these cartoons were symbolic of, what they represented, and what they stood for for so many Muslims around the world. It is paramount to understand that these car• OUT toons were not circulated in a vacuum; they were not published (and re-published) in a just world •V: where everyone lives together in peace, harmony, European powers have also contributed, how• and equality. Rather, the context within which ever, to the curtailment of democracy in the Take the Summer Dn these cartoons were published was one in which post-WWII Middle East. For example, when Summer 06 at Capilano College the United States and Europe have exercised Islamists democratically won elections in the overwhelming global dominance, especially in early 1990s in Algeria, the ruling military estab• Make this a summer to remember - get a head start at the Muslim world. My key point is this: the mass lishment annulled the elections and France im• Capilano College's spectacular North Vancouver campus. Our reaction to the Danish cartoons is inherently mediately backed the regime. This then led to a wide range of summer programs and courses, friendly and connected to the stark reality of Western imperial relaxed atmosphere, and access to incredible outdoor activities civil war that has claimed hundreds of thousands make Capilano College the place to be this summer. dominance in the Muslim world. of Algerian lives. Moreover, it hardly needs to be Unfortunately, many people in the West are said that Britain was the U.S.'s staunchest ally in Creative Intensives extremely ignorant about the sheer amount of the illegal invasion of Iraq, despite the fact that Bringing together talented individuals in the coercive power their own proudly democratic a significant number of British and U.S. citizens fields of art, design and media, these highly countries have arrogantly exercised throughout opposed the impending occupation. creative programs allow you to explore and expand your skills under the guidance of the Muslim world. It is this lack of historical It is within this historical and colonial context truly inspiring instructors. knowledge of the role of Europe in the past cen• — the imperial activities of Britain and Fiance • Advanced Illustration Certificate tury that has resulted in many in the West seeing that did not exactly end after World War 11, U.S. • Advertising Certificate the publication of the Danish cartoons as being support for numerous authoritarian regimes, the • Animation Fundamentals Citation an expression of freedom of speech, rather than continuing Israeli occupation of Palestinian land • Computer Animation and Visual a crude display of Western dominance and tri- coupled with unflinching U.S. support for Israel, Effects Citation umphalism. and the occupation of Afghanistan and especially • Exhibit Design Certificate • Foundations in Illustration and A bit of historical background is essential to Iraq — that we need to understand the outcry of Design Certificate understanding the role, and hence the image, of so many Muslims against the Danish cartoons. • Magazine Publishing Certificate Creative yisu.'OAiivi^ciH INTENSIVES the West in the Muslim world in the past century. The depiction of the most beloved and respected Let's take as an example the Middle East, the human figure in Islam, Prophet Muhammad, as Summer Courses symbolic heartland of Islam. Following World being a terrorist with a dynamite stick stuck in Choose from a wide range of credit War I, Britain and France became the imperial his turban, represents a final and humiliating courses in: overlords of the Middle East through the man• smack in the face to many Muslims who have • arts and science (university transfer), date system. Although the inhabitants of the already had to experience their own countries robotics, business, legal studies, region continuously resisted and were eventually communications, fine arts, tourism, and peoples being subjugated to various forms wilderness leadership and more. able to achieve independence, these victories of Western rule. came at a huge cost of human life. For example, it Hence, in many ways the present outcry of is estimated that British and French troops killed Apply nOW - For details, visit our web site: numerous Muslims has little to do with issues of www.capcollege.bc.ca over 30,000 Arabs in the interwar era alone. With freedom of speech and censorship, as such oppo• the end of World War II, the United States rose as YOU Could Win! Registered students can sition is not essentially about the cartoons them• win one of three $500 tuition fee waivers. a major power in the region and, ever since, has selves, but rather what these images symbolise: been perceived by Muslims and Arabs as having the sheer power differential that exists between Capilano Campuses in North Vancouver, Sechelt and Squamish simply stepped into the imperial boots of Britain College , Canada the West and the rest of the world, and the con• and France. This popular perception is not ex• sistent and shameless abuse of such power. Great Teaching Great Programs Great Future actly unqualified. —Shadaab H. Rahemtulla

THfcT PEAK news editor Amanda McCualg associate news editor Lien Yeung e-maii [email protected] 7 February 27, 2006 NEWS phone 604-291-3597

Campus News on-campus New construction labours on Events Tuesday, February 28 Humanitarian Fair: Construction for sustainable building behind Strand Hall will create class and lounge space Your chance to find out what people and organisations all over the world are doing to fight poverty and injustice! Featuring oveclO humanitarian and social justice organisations. North AQ, 10:00-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 1 Humanitarian Fair continues. North AQ. 10:00-3:30 p.m.

Amnesty International Film Festival: Showing Blood Diamonds Forever?, Arms for the Poor, and It takes a Child. Images Theatre 5:00-8:30 p.m., free.

Thursday, March 2 Nobel Prize in Physics: "Revolutions in Light Lecture" by Professor Paul Haljan, Department of Physics. Reserve by calling (604) 291- 5100 or e-mail [email protected]. Habour Centre, Segal Centre. 6:00-7:30 p.m., free.

Friday, March 3 "Know the medium": A behind the scenes look at how investigative documentaries are made. Presented by Meghan Maclver Justin Mah / THE PEAK in partnership with the Construction taking place outside the northeast area of the AQ will become new homes for the Arts and Social Sciences Departments. Communication Student Union. K866412:30-1:30 p.m. Ricardo Bortolon into a situation where the con• tracking just to catch up. When ASSC II, arts and social science 'The Digital Serf: Identity theft Associate Staff Writer struction resources out there we did ASSC I, we designed the and health science students have and security": have been tapped out. These big building entirely, with all the high hopes. However, as McCloy A lecture by Mark Poster, one These days, construction on architects, and then we started clarified, "Since it takes longer to projects like the RAV line and of the first academics to to build the whole thing. But build, it costs more to build be• campus is as common as fin• Olympic venues are sucking all provide critical commentary on gers pointing at Bertuzzi. One the life out of contractors so we with ASSC II, we're designing it cause the construction managers, the internet. Limited seating. major project that seems to be can't get anyone to work over- in sections, so we're designing the fencing, the washrooms, and Information: (604) 291-5100. getting stealthily accomplished the earliest part first — then the the trailers all have to be there Harbour Centre, Room 2270, (as stealthily as unbearably loud "We're trying to lead later parts, while the design is longer, so the cost keeps climbing 4 p.m., free. construction can be) is the new by example and build happening, they start building it. up. The original budget was $30 Arts and Social Sciences Build• So we're building it and we don't million; it is now $34.1 million Saturday, March 4 ings, which will lie east of the a green building." know what the final thing looks [for ASSC I]." Janet Wasco lecture on Education Building and north of Phil McCloy, like. We're going to say about four The reason for all the construc• Holleywood and the film industry Strand Hall. Development Manager of months over the time it would've tion is due to SFU's expanding entitled, "Back' to Basics: The section for the Arts and So• Campus Planning and taken us to build it, if we had it student body and demands from Movies and Money." To reserve: cial Sciences students (known as Development designed, then built. So this way, [email protected]. ASSC 1) was planned to be com• we're doing packages of design Continued on page 10 ^HarbourCentre, 7:30p.m., free. pleted by September 2006, but time; we can't line-up sub-trades and construction overlapping. with less than six months away, That's an abstract process." in the right order." WHO: Every student who cares about human rights it is easy to see why the project "Right now we got a bit of a late Optimistically, ASSC II may be THE OAr 01 SILCNCt sSudtfnli thr

The other section for Health excellence for Western Canada for SfU. or anywhere your happen to be. The teitivttie* will be centred WHERE:*' Convocation Malt. \ / Science students (ASSC II), was forensics. There's going to be a lot slated for September 2007, but of research and technologies." 1JUUV* Collective bitertie makes a iUony statement. By remaining itlent, you »tt mm I • protesting the oppression of M'»ua! mtnurilies. and the tnju*te<. e» th.tt McCloy elaborated that ASSC II Originally priced at $30 million have resulted ftorrt hate. With educntiott and awarent1 », together, we tJiti Courtesy ot Development and Campus work to end the ".tr-ence. Planning "is a year behind and we're fast- for ASSC I and $41.5 million for

THE PEAK 8 February 27, 2006 NEWS Club Spotlight

In 1542, Portuguese sailors on their way to Japan came across an unidentified island. Amazed at the forested land, they shouted "Ilha Formosa," meaning "Beautiful Island." Thus the island became known as Formosa, which today we know as Taiwan.

Formosa Cultural Club's Presi• dent, Lucy Fang, and executive, Joseph Pan, speak to The Peak.

How did this club start?

Justin Mah / THE PEAK The Formosa Cultural Club hosts a fun-filled mahjong seminar at the James Douglas Safe Study Area. In 1999 there were a group of f Taiwanese people who came together informally to organise events with each other. After a couple of years, they realised there was no formal club for Tai• wanese people to share in their

S 2 » culture, so the club was officially formed in September 2001. «• « c What are the goals of the club? 11" °* -3 nop IN*" •3« = The club has several primary dji goals. We want to celebrate our *• £ E m, ^ • ^ «H ^^^^^ culture amongst fellow Taiwanese S|i-s people here at SFU, but at the same time we also want to pro• mote our culture to non-Taiwan• Is? ^ «B CD ' ese people. We also want to give

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